I have a colony of bees that was a cast swarm from one of my hives which I caught and housed in a NUC box and is on 14 x 12 national frames. I was holding this for someone who wanted a colony however they have now told me that they no longer want them. The bees have been in the box 3 - 4 weeks and has a laying queen and is building up nicely but I don't have the room to keep another colony.

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Mark

Last edited by mark.b on Mon Jul 04, 2016 8:14 pm; edited 1 time in total

Hi Mark, Ady here again, who had a swarm off you in may. Are you still looking to get a home for the swarm advertised? I have another top bar to put a colony in and would interested if we could do something similar to last time, but would take the frames this time. The bees you gave me are doing very well.
Ady 0115-9508294

Conserving wild bees

Research suggests that bumble bee boxes have a very low success rate in actually attracting bees into them. We find that if you create an environment where first of all you can attract mice inside, such as a pile of stones, a drystone wall, paving slabs with intentionally made cavities underneath, this will increase the success rate.

Most bumble bee species need a dry space about the size a football, with a narrow entrance tunnel approximately 2cm in diameter and 20 cm long. Most species nest underground along the base of a linear feature such as a hedge or wall. Sites need to be sheltered and out of direct sunlight.